Here it is, our first sailing log of 2016! We've made it an extra big one to help keep those in the northern hemisphere entertained over the long winter ...
followtheboat
In our last episode of 2015 we go night sailing, take in Thailand's first marine national park island, discuss near-by boat refugees, spend the night on a ...
Planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. Thorough planning, ...
Cruising Lealea
Time to start planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. ...
I had in no way expected my short (1-2 weeks planned) stay in the yard to turn into 10 videos, but here we are. Hopefully, this will be the last video I'll ...
Sail Life
Just a quick look at a few things that I do to get ready for the winter season. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Life is Like Sailing
THWACK! CRASH! THUD! WHAT THE F@CK WAS THAT?? WE SOON FOUND OUT, ANOTHER BOAT HAD SMASHED INTO US... --- If you enjoy or have even learned something from our ...
Being up on the hard is a gift that just keeps on giving ;)
Having decided roughly in which direction to head in order to get to Phuket, we weigh anchor from Ko Lipe on a hot morning. Since the boat is pointing into the ...
Well it was time to get rid of my ancient VHF radio and the new radio and set up is great! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing
Fancy winning an exclusive Esper t-shirt? Make no mistake, these are no ordinary tops. The only people who own Esper clobber are crew who have sailed on Esper, ...
Watch this to see what happens over a 6 week period on a sailboat refit! See the before and after pictures and videos :) A special 'thank you' to Andrea Blasi, ...
SailingBritican
In this video I show how I took apart and then put back together my two speed self tailing Barient 28 winch. I'm definitely no expert, but I found that it ...
The second half of the head systems upgrade was replacing 3 thru hulls, valves and elbows, plus a new toilet. Because I was so busy working on other areas of ...
The final episode of the haul out series is here! You will see how I paint under the keel before going into the water and watch the boat travel back to where ...
In this episode I get the final two coats of anti-fouling paint on. Things get pretty messy when you are on the hard when you have to spend all your time on ...
In this episode you find out that part of my daily routine is chatting with my new neighbour James who has been sailing the world since 2007! You get to see ...
In this episode I got the last coat of anti-fouling paint on. Since it was the Easter weekend and I didn't want to delay getting the paint on I ended up just ...
In this episode I got my first coat of anti-fouling paint on and talked about the zincs on the boat. I'm no expert in chemistry, but I gave the best ...
In this episode I get the first coat of primer on the hull only to find that again this is the time to see all the little imperfections. So another round of ...
In this episode I applied primer to the keel and realize that this was the time that the last little imperfections really show up, but after a little more ...
In this episode there is sanding, sanding and more sanding! I also show what I did to prepare the keel for the task of fairing it out and finally got some of ...
In this episode you see how the boat gets hauled out and put onto the hard and I explain what projects I plan to get done while the boat is out of the water. ...
When you have a topside hatch leaking it's not always the rubber seal that's to blame. Sometimes it's the rubber fixed between the glass and the outer casing. ...